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India: Preparation for the World of Work

Education System and School to Work Transition

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Editors:
  1. Matthias Pilz

    1. Köln, Germany

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  • Study in the field of social sciences

  • Explores how the Indian education and training system prepares young people for the world of work and for the requirements of the employment market

  • Indian experts write from a course-specific perspective

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-6
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  2. Foreword: Reflections on Opportunities and Challenges of Skills Development in India

    • Shyamal Majumdar
    Pages 7-13

  3. Introduction: Why India’s Focus on Preparation for the World of Work is Highly Relevant

    • Matthias Pilz
    Pages 15-23

  4. Primary and Upper Primary (1-8) Education: Initiative for the World of Work at the Primary and Upper Primary Education in India

    • S. Nayana Tara, N.S. Sanath Kumar
    Pages 25-39

  5. Secondary (9-10) and Higher Secondary (11-12) Education: Preparation for the World of Work: Secondary and Higher Secondary Education in India

    • Vishal Gupta, Charanya Raman, Balasundaram Krisanthan
    Pages 41-63

  6. ITIs / ITCs: Industrial Training Institutes / Industrial Training Centres

    • Kothandaraman Kumar
    Pages 65-80

  7. (Technical) Colleges: Technical Education in India – The Strengths and Challenges

    • Rengan Venkatram
    Pages 81-102

  8. Higher Education / University: Taking the Skills March Forward in India – Transitioning to the World of Work

    • Mona Khare
    Pages 103-139

  9. Other Official / Governmental Programmes: Government Initiatives for Preparing Youth for the World of Work

    • Ganapathy Palanithurai
    Pages 141-168

  10. Company Training, Initial Training: Initial In-Company Vocational Training in India: Implications and Challenges for Indian Companies

    • Muthuveeran Ramasamy, Chandrakumar Mani
    Pages 169-182

  11. Training of Teachers: Institutionalising Training and Development of Academic Faculty of TVET Institutions for Realising Excellence

    • Malayankandy Usha Ajithkumar
    Pages 183-210

  12. NGO Initiatives: Non-Governmental Organisations Initiatives

    • Uma Gengaiah
    Pages 211-229

  13. Further Education and Training, Retraining: Skilful India – A Dream or Reality

    • Venkatraman Badrinath
    Pages 231-259

  14. Informal Learning: Education and Skill Development in India’s Informal Sector

    • Joginder S. Sodhi, Antje Wessels
    Pages 261-279

  15. NVEQF: Skill Development under the National Skills Qualifications Framework in India: Imperatives and Challenges

    • Vinay Swarup Mehrotra
    Pages 281-310

  16. Labour Market and Recruitment: Education and Employability – Learning from the Indian IT / ITES Industry

    • Narendra M. Agrawal, Mendu Rammohon Rao, Sudheesh Venkatesh
    Pages 311-329

  17. Socio-Economic Impact of VET: Are Students Interested in Joining Vocational Education and Training in India – In the Context of Skilling Mission in India

    • Tutan Ahmed
    Pages 331-344

  18. A View from the Outside: India’s School to Work Transition Challenge – Strengths and Weakness

    • Matthias Pilz
    Pages 345-357

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 356-361
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About this book

This book explores how the Indian education and training system prepares young people for the world of work and for the requirements of the employment market – because India is a leading industrialised nation with a very young population and a high demand for a skilled workforce. Indian experts write from a course-specific perspective, offering a comprehensive picture of educational policy, curriculum design and cultural characteristics. The virtual absence of a formalised system of vocational training in India underlines the importance of this research.

Reviews

“One may find the book an interesting and easy reading for the professional academicians as well as general public. The central message that the book carries is that the working of the economic system and public institutions finally determines our success in filling up the skill gaps and increasing employability in the Indian economy.” (Rajendra Prasad Mamgain, Journal of Educational Planning and Administration, Vol. 22 (2), July, 2019)

“This book is successful in the sense that it provides most recent data and statistical analysis of India’s economic and educational indicators. I recommend it to researchers, authors, policy makers and university graduates who are interested in exploring how the idea of lifelong learning and a knowledge economy, especially the connection between work and learning, is understood in India … .” (Kapil Dev Regmi, International Review of Education, October, 2017)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Köln, Germany

    Matthias Pilz

About the editor

Prof. Dr. Matthias Pilz is Full Professor of Business Education at the University of Cologne and Director of the Center for Modern Indian Studies at the University of Cologne (CMIS-UC) and of the German Research Center for Comparative Vocational Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: India: Preparation for the World of Work

  • Book Subtitle: Education System and School to Work Transition

  • Editors: Matthias Pilz

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-08502-5

  • Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-658-08501-8Published: 10 February 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-08502-5Published: 27 January 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 355

  • Number of Illustrations: 27 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Professional & Vocational Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Educational Technology

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